Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-02

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twenty years the citizens had been de
manding it and the Board of Health hat
tried to accomplish it. All efforts to gel
rid of this
HoT-BED OF DISEASE
Had been futile. The amount asked was q
i, mere nothing when the good that
would be accomplished was considered,
It is well-known fact that the
Chinese conceal infectious and contagious
diseases. Smallpox to-day is in San
Francisco, Alameda and Solano We will
, nave it here before long and in
Chinatown it will be concealed until death
claims its victims. We now have an on.
portunity to rid ourselves of that slough
although perhaps not pestilential, but still
not bed for disease germs. 1t is source
OF contamination to our citizens, and for
the very small sum of $50 900 we rid our
selves of it. Just consider the matter for
one moment, and you will say that no sane
man can oppose the proposition. The only
persons In this community who should
object to this proposition are the physi-
clans, for its adoption will certainly curtail
their business. The physicians, however,
have the good of the community at heart,
and are united in saying that the Chinese
must CO."
DR.. Huntington, Superintendent of the
Southern Pacific Company's Hospital, in
dorsed the sentiments of DR.. Tyrrell He
SAID to say anything original in this matter,
IN sanitary point of view would be diff
| hcult task. 1t had been worn threadbare
mad been rehearsed in print and out of
print, at home and abroad until everybody
IN the country knew that we had filthy
| slough and miserable, tumbled-down
ChlneSe quarter in our front-door yard
1t cannot be possible that an intelligent
person can be found in this city who will
allow any question to arise in his mind as
to the propriety of this step. As Super
intendent of the Railroad Hospital, during
| the year he met professionally nine-tenths
of all the employees. While the city itself
was healthy,
| THEIR HOMES WERE HEALTHY,
Still the slough, ON the margins q which
were located the shops, had much to do
with their health, and no man who was
employed by the railroad company should
| stop for moment to consider this import
ant question, but vote in favor of the tax
| If We can eradicate that source of evil, we
will reduce the death rate and the sick tax
AS citizen of Sacramento, this fact stares
| me in the face all the time, and no man
with ordinary acumen will consider this
question for a moment. If you vote down
this tax, then paint large sign and hang
| it on the Third-street bridge, with letters
| hope abandon who enter here"
DR.. Parkinson, City Physician, next fol-
| lowed indorsing, the statements made by
those who had preceded him. He had Wis
tied several Chinese cities, but the filthiest
place he ever beheld was the Chinese quar-
| ter of this city. As people they were ig-
norant of and opposed to all sanitary sci
ence. We don't know what diseases are
prevalent there now, or at any time. We
know of To haor
lily approved the action of the committee.
W. H. Beatty was next called on. He
stated that his views and those of the sub
committee were clearly set forth in the re-
port which was yesterday published in the
RECORD UNION. He suggested the holding
of public meeting.
Mr.. McClatchy, of the Bee. said he was in
| favor of the tax, and as yet had heard no
good argument urged against it. He
thought no notice should be taken of
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS.
He said the railroad company in less
| three years would have 5000 men at work
in their shops and they would need their
| portion OF the slough TO build upon. He
said the railroad company were acting in
good faith and if Won Schmidt had carried
| out his contract the slough would now be
filled. In his opinion the city should con-
denim the property for its own use and pur-
chase it at fair appraised value.
| The Chair stated that Col. J. B. Wright
regretted that he could not attend the
meeting tonight, but he wished to place
himself on record as being in favor of The
| condemnation of that portion of China
Slough between Third and Fifth north of
l, and that he would certainly vote for the
proposition, and do all in his power to
| carry the measure.
| Remarks were made by E. K. Alsip, Z.
S. Parker, J. w. Wilson, j. o. Coleman, G.
NJ. Avery and DR.. Tebbets.
DIR. TEBBETs' SPEECH
| The latter made vigorous speech. He
| said while this was not political ISSUE it
| had to be met and fought at the polls, or it
would be defeated. There is opposition to
| it, strong one, too, and our opponents are
| what are called Silurians If you think
| there are no Silurians in this town you are
mistaken; and if you think that on election
| day they will not get out and vote and work
| to defeat this proposition, you are deceived.
Members of this committee say they hear
| no opposition to ii. Where have they
| been? / hear five who object to it to
| where ! hear two in favor of it, We
| should have ratification meetings, turn
| out and work for it, for we won't win in
any other way. Talking here in comrnit-
tees simply so as to get your speeches pub
| III.
| The election will be over and the PROPOSE
| ton lost before men will get
time to read your speeches. Men don't
| read-they don't have time-but you
but you can collar and buttonhole them,
| and If you want to win you've got to
| do it. I've been there; l know how it is
done, and there's plenty of hard work in
| it, too. Now let's all get out and work
| This speech-making and resoluting won't
do one bit of good. Appoint committee
and send it over to the shops, and see what
can be done.
! DR.. Tebbets made motion to appoint a
| committee of ten TO visit the shops The
motion prevailed, and the following gen.
| tlemen were named: J. B. Wright, Jabez
Turner, w G. Fitch, G. ]. Turner, E. NJ.
Luckett, w. A. Baxter, I. w. Crum, Bert
| Wo,thington, Philip Douglass, w. r.
Ormsby, Charles Bonte.
| WORKERS AT THE POLLS.
| After the passing of several unimportant
resolutions the following were designated
as the workers at the polls on election
| day
| First Ward-T D. SERVER, VIM. NJ. Pc
F. T. Tebbets, Geo. X. Rider, B. w. Cavan-
augh, w. B. Miller, J. Frank Clark, J. G.
MARITIME, A. J. Senate, Geo. w. Ficks.
| Second Ward-Captan Thomas Dwyer,
| HI. Norton, ]. Mcneil, Christopher Green,
| E. NJ. Luckett, NJ. Cronan, J. n. Payne,
William Grubbs Jerry Golden, J. w. Will
son, AloDzo Conklin and D. J. Considine.
Ninth and streels-J. NJ. Avery, D. Gill
lis, Dr. II. l.. Nichols, Ben. Steinman, T.
H. Berkey, c. w. Clark, Ben. Welsh, P.
Newman, - Johnson, n. Schutd, George
w. Chesley, L. ]. Jourdan, j. r. Watson
and w. f. Knox.
Twelfth and H streets-L L. Lewis. DIR.
Huntington, F. A. Smith, D. a. Lindley,
F. R. Dray, G. H. Hubbard, w. G. Fitch,
]. Hahn, V. S. McCatchy, o. P. Dodge,
P. f. Plat, E. S. Parker, w d. Comstock,
E. Hook, l.. Tozier, J. Steffens, Louis
Nicholaus, James H. Groth, Frank Rub
staller. c. A. york, j. B. Wright, A. A.
Van VOORHEES,.
Fourth Ward-Frank Miller, c. H. Cum
mings, Robert Miller, James Mcclure,
Mike Howard, Phil Herzog, Geo. B. Blue,
John We'll, L. B. Mohr, Steve Butler,
Frank Brown, Matt johnson, A. ]. Stevens,
II. A. Burnett.
Four and a half Precinct = Nicholas
Mohns, j. F. Richardson. Jacob Giphart,
Robert W. Parker. Ed. F. Smith, A. S.
Lovdal, E. Comstock, NJ. s. Nevis, John
Stevens, John Funston, E. K. Alsip, Geo.